Indonesia probes reports dozens of workers shot dead in Papua

by Staf Steel Agence France Presse WAMENA, Indonesia (AFP) An Indonesian soldier was killed while investigating reports that more than two dozen construction workers were shot dead by separatist rebels in restive Papua province, officials said Tuesday. If confirmed, the killings would mark the deadliest bout of violence in years to hit a region wracked for decades by a low-level independence insurgency. Citing local police, Indonesian media reported late Monday that the workers were [ ]